Immediate and exact obedience regardless of the cost or inconvenience
Published February 21st, 2017
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Main point summary
Josephs following the angels's instructions fulfills Old Testament prophecy.
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Matthew 2:13-15
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Now when they had gone,
behold, an a angel of the Lord * b appeared to Joseph in a dream and said,
“Get up!
Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt,
and remain there until I tell you;
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for Herod is going to search for the Child to destroy Him.”
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So 1 Joseph got up
and took the Child and His mother
while it was still night,
and left for Egypt.
He 1 remained there
until the death of Herod.
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This was to fulfill what had been spoken by the Lord through the prophet:
“ a Out of Egypt I called b My Son.”
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Immediate and exact obedience regardless of the cost or inconvenience.
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Matthew 2:13-15
A. Angelic Words
Now when they had gone, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said,
“Get up!
Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt,
and remain there until I tell you;
for Herod is going to search for the Child to destroy Him.”
B. Joseph's Response
So Joseph got up
and took the Child and His mother while it was still night,
and left for Egypt.
He remained there until the death of Herod.
A'. Prophetic Words
This was to fulfill what had been spoken by the Lord through the prophet:
“Out of Egypt I called My Son.”
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